Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Division 500 - FISH MANAGEMENT PLANS
Section 635-500-1920 - Lake Billy Chinook
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 635-500-1920
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) The following policies apply for fish management at Lake Billy Chinook:
(a) Redband trout, brown trout, and mountain
whitefish shall be managed for natural production consistent with the Basic
Yield Management Alternative for trout;
(b) Kokanee salmon shall be managed for
natural production consistent with the Intensive Use Management Alternative for
trout;
(c) Smallmouth and
largemouth bass, black crappie and bluegill shall be managed for natural
production consistent with the Basic Yield Management Alternative for warmwater
fish;
(d) Crayfish shall be managed
for natural production and Basic Yield.
(2) The following objectives apply for fish management and public access at Lake Billy Chinook:
(a) Protect or enhancegenetic diversity,
adaptiveness and abundance of indigenous kokanee, redband trout, whitefish, and
introduced brown trout in Lake Billy Chinook;
(b) Provide angling opportunities for a
consumptive fishery on naturally produced kokanee, redband, and brown
trout;
(c) Provide angling
opportunities for smallmouth and largemouth bass, bluegill, and black crappie
in Lake Billy Chinook;
(d) Provide
better boat access at Lake Billy Chinook during low water conditions and peak
use periods;
(e) Provide tribal,
recreational, and commercial fisheries for crayfish in Lake Billy
Chinook.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.138, 496.146 & 506.119
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.162, 506.109 & 506.129
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